asperse
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With this threat blazoned, the British note went on to asperse individually and by name five officials of the Soviet Government.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hereditary duties of the King's Champion are to "gird himself in complete armor," ride out upon a noble charger, fling down his gauntlet, offer to fight all "liars and traitors" who asperse King Edward.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stop, Ernest, you are beside yourself," said Mrs. Linwood, and the mounting color in her face deepened to crimson,—"you shall not thus asperse a good and guileless man.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
Let it not be supposed for a moment that in urging the merits of small horses the writer seeks to asperse the value of heavy cavalry.
From Small Horses in Warfare by Gilbey, Sir Walter
The historical inaccuracies of authors, their carelessness about truth, whether the result of malice or inattention, revolted Lord Byron, and especially if such untruths tended to asperse a great character.
From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Jerningham, Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry), Sir
During the first nine months of 1923 there were: Births 584,458 Deaths 506,007 Birth rate excess 78,451 The Paris press aspersed U. S. lib erty.
From Time Magazine Archive
For of late years the character of the British sparrow has been aspersed in this country, but more particularly abroad; and I think he ought to have a fair and impartial trial.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon
The claims of the shippers were instantly allowed by the secretary of state, with the usual interest; and Mr. Dowling, who had been aspersed by the local government, was amply vindicated by the commissioners.
From The History of Tasmania, Volume I by West, John
She had to take this "dear lady" as applying to herself; which disconcerted her when he might now so gracefully have used it for the aspersed Kate.
From The Wings of the Dove, Volume II by James, Henry
This lady's charms the nicest could not blame, But vile suspicions had aspersed her fame; That was with sense, but not with virtue, blest:240 And one had grace, that wanted all the rest.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
He had brought this suit against Le Journal of Paris for libelously aspersing his patriotism as an Alsatian.
From Time Magazine Archive
J. Without unfairly aspersing Homer Cummings, it can be said that the D. o.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the sixth place the assembly had no purpose of aspersing the right and constitutional administration of justice.
From The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession by Sullivan, A.M. (Alexander Martin)
Do you remember her aspersing Miss Blandy's character?—I do not recollect.
From Trial of Mary Blandy by Roughead, William
I understood the persistence of Alexis in aspersing her character.
From Marie; a story of Russian love by Zielinska, Marie H. de
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